Pacific Crest Trail
4 mi · ▲ 292 ft · 1 hr 29 min
Pacific Crest Trail is a 4-mile out-and-back near Cougar Valley, WA. It climbs 292 ft. It scores 88/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.
Elevation
0 mi4,757 – 4,981 ft4.1 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Unnamed 47.10001, -121.39721
Nearest town Cougar Valley, WA
Directions
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Pacific Crest Trail
4 mi · ▲ 292 ft · 1 hr 29 min
Elevation 4,758–4,982 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: 47.10001, -121.39721
Weather Aug 3: Clear, high 63°F / low 38° · precip 0% · wind 3 mph · sunrise 5:48 AM · sunset 8:37 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading S.
- 50 ftBear right onto Pacific Crest Trail, heading S.
- 0.7 miTurn left onto Naches Trail, heading E.
- 1 miTurn left onto NF-684, heading SE.
- 0.4 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
- 0.4 miTurn right onto Naches Trail, heading N.
- 1 miTurn right onto Pacific Crest Trail, heading N.
- 0.7 miBear left, heading N.
- 50 ftArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
Trail surface
34% dirt66% unspecified
Weather
ClearTemperature 63°F38°
Precip0%Wind3 mphUV7Humidity76%
Hourly temperature
65°35°
Sunrise 5:48 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 8:37 PM
Tue
71°50°
Wed
76°54°
Thu
79°51°
Fri
71°47°
Sat
68°44°
Sun
70°43°
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.1 mi in (~32 min). Leave by 7:45 PM for the 8:37 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:21 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
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More from this trailhead
- Pacific Crest Trail 3.4 mi · ▲ 281 ft
- NF-152 via Pacific Crest Trail 4.6 mi · ▲ 444 ft
- Pacific Crest Trail 16.1 mi · ▲ 2,253 ft
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